Wrapping device



April 1954 H. H. WHEELER 2,675,810

WRAPPING DEVICE Filed Nov. 28, 1947 FIG.I

3 Shee'ts-Sheetl INVENTOR HENRY H. WHEELER.

BY e Q ATTORNEY April ,1 4 H. H.. WHEELER WRAPPING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet3 Filed Nov. 28, 1947 INVENTOR HENRY H. WHEELER.

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 20, 1954 WRAPPING DEVICE Henry H. Wheeler,Bellerose, N. Y., assignor to International Cigar Machinery Company, acorporation of New Jersey Application November 28, 1947, Serial No.788,378

23 Claims. 1

This invention relates to cigar machines, more particularly toimprovements in th wrapper applying device thereof which winds a wrappercut from leaf tobacco about a cigar bunch spirally to produce a cigar.

Heretofore in wrapper applying devices of the type having a bottomroller and two side rollers the cigar bunch was supported with itslongitudinal axis or center line in the same position regardless ofvariations in the diameter of the cigar bunch. Accordingly bottomrollers having diiferent diameters were required to maintain thelongitudinal axis of cigar bunches of various diametors in the sameposition. Therefore the position of the longitudinal axis of the bottomroller in these prior wrapper applying devices was different fordifferent diameters of cigar bunches and different change gears wererequired to drive the side rollers with every change in the diameter ofthe cigar bunch to which the wrapper is applied.

With my improved wrapper applying device the diameter of the bottomroller is not changed and its longitudinal aXis is always at the sameposition, because the bottom of cigar hunch is always maint ine-d at thesame position regardless of variations in the diameter thereof.Therefore the adjustment of the two side rollers to accommodatedifferent diameters of cigar bunches does not necessitate differentchange gears to revolve the side rollers at the various positions towhich they are adjusted to accommodate cigar bunches of differentdiameters. Accordingly, a further object of my invention is to provide awrapper applying device whose side rollers may be driven in the variousadjusted positions required for different diameters of cigar buncheswithout changing the gears driving the side rollers. Moreover my wrapperapplying device can handle cigar bunches varying in diameter from /8inch to inch without changing the side rollers. For cigar bunches havingdiameters less than 43 inch a different size of side roller is needed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide novel mechanism forsupporting the side rollers which may be readily adjusted. In myconstruction the side rollers are supported in arms clamped on shaftssupported in the housing, said shafts being turned to move the siderollers into closed position engaging the cigar bunch. With myconstruction upon unclamping said arms from the shafts the side rollersmay be adjusted to conform to the diameter of the steel model cigarsprovided for the different sizes of cigars required, at the closedposition of the rollers. With prior constructions the ends of therollers are taper pinned in the brackets wherein they are supported, anda fixture must be used for this purpose. This taper pinning is a veryfragile meth- 0d of construction, and the rollers easily forced out ofalignment, whereas my side rollers are supported much more rigidly bythe arms mounted on the shafts supported by the housing. In thisconnection a further object of the invention is to provide a wrapperapplying device which can be assembled more readily and in considerablyless time than wrapper applying devices now used on cigar machines.

A still further object of the invention is to provide improved mechanismfor driving the rollers at difierent speeds and thereby regulating therolling speed or" the cigar bunch to suit the stretching required fordifferent types and condi tions of the wrapper applied to the cigarbunch.

A further object is to provide a support for the bunch positioner whichmay be readily adjusted. For this purpose the bunch positioner ispivotally mounted on a split bracket which is clamped to a extendinglongitudinally of the housing. Upon unloosening the fastening connectingthe separate sections of the bracket, the positionof the bunchpositioner may be adjusted to accommodate different lengths or" cigarbunches.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved mechanismfor operating th tuck needle and locking it in the position wherein itholds the tuck end of the wrapper against the tuck end of the cigarbunch. In applying the tuck end of the wrapper to the cigar bunch theneedle, which is normally in an upwardly inclined position, enters anotch in the bottom of the wrapper carrier on which the wrapper issuctionally retained in an outspread condition. The needle is thendepressed to strip said portion of the wrapper from the wrapper carrierand hold the same against the tuck end of the revolving cigar bunch tostart the winding of the wrapper about the cigar bunch. Since thewrapper carrier will be in different positions for this operation, whendifierent shapes of cigar bunches are being wrapped, the needle musthave different positions to be inserted into the notch in the bottom ofthe wrapper carrier. For this purpose the hollow bushing through whichthe needle projects has a narrow slot for guiding the needle, while itis being depressed, from the notch in the wrapper carrier to the tuckend of the cigar bunch. By adjusting my bushing circumferentially theposition of the needle can be regulated to properly enter the notch inthe bottom of the wrapper carrier at the diiierent positions thereofrequired for different shapes of cigars.

An auxiliary object in connection with the mechanism for operating thetucl: needle is to adjust this mechanism to suit the diiierent levels atwhich the longitudinal axis of cigar bunches of different diameterssupported by the bottom roller may be located. For this purpose thebushing is mounted in a support which is vertically adjustable to alignthe depressed position of the needle with the longitudinal axis of cigarbunches of different diameters. Moreover the timing of the mechanism fordepressing the needle may be varied to operate the needle at the propertime required for different shapes of cigars. With different shapes ofcigars the wrapper carrier operating mechanism is designed to move thewrapper carrier to the position at which the tuck end of the wrapper isstripped from the carrier, while paste is being applied to its flag end,sooner or later in the cycle of operations. Adjustment of the timing ofthis mechanism, together with the vertical and drownferential adjustmentof the bushing to align the needle with the different locations of thenotch in the wrapper carrier bottom and the longitudinal axis of cigarbunches of different diameters, will cause the needle to properly enterthe notch and apply the tuck end of the wrapper to cigar bunches ofvarious sizes and shapes.

Other objects are to enclose the operating mechanisms for the variousunits of my wrapper applying device in a housing which supports therollers on an exterior portion thereof. With my construction it ispossible to operate the tension plate by mechanism of the general typeshown in the Halstead Patent 1,582,597. With the construction shown inthe Burning Patent 2,290,171 which shows a housing enclosing variousunits of a wrapper applying device, a more complicated type of mechanismfor operating the tension plate is required.

A further specific object in this connection is to locate entirelywithin the housing the shaft on which is fulcrumed the cam leversupporting the header cone or disk so that paste dropping during theoperation of the flag cutter or splitter will not drip on and foul saidshaft. In a somewhat similar construction for operating the header coneor disk, which is shown in the Durning Patent 2,369,777, said cam leveris fulcrumed on a portion of said shaft which protrudes from the housingand is so located that the paste will drip on and foul it. Moreover withmy construction a recess may be provided in one end wall of the housingto receive a paste can located to catch the dripping paste, whereas inprior constructions a paste chute was necessary to catch the drippingpaste and deliver it to a paste receptacle.

A further object is to provide a device operated by the mechanism'forseparating the side rollers, for lifting the cigar off the bottom rollerwhen the side rollers are separated to permit removal of the cigarbunch. If the cigar bunch were not lifted from the bottom roller duringthis operation, the rotation of the bottom roller would tend to displacethe cigar transversely. Since the tuck end and head end of the cigar aresupported on the tail block and header block respectively, the cigarwill not be displaced but its wrapper might be injured by the rubbing ofthe bottom roller against it.

With these and other objects not specifically mentioned in view theinvention consists in certain constructions and hereinafter fullydescribed and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification:

Fig. l is a side elevation, partly in section of my improved cigarwrapping mechanism;

shaft 35 mounted in housing Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the wrapping device as viewed from line 33of Fig. 1, illustrating the tuck needle mechanism;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation taken from line =l-4 of Fig. 1, showing theflag cutter and header cone mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a sectional end elevation on an enlarged scale taken on line5-5 of Fig. 1, illustrating the wrapping rollers in engagement with acigar bunch;

Fig. 6 is a sectional end elevation taken on line 5-4 of Fig. ldisclosing the wrapper roller speed change mechanism;

Fig. 7 is a sectional end elevation taken along line 7-4 of Fig. 1,illustrating the actuating means for the two upper wrapping rollers;

Fig. 8 is a sectional end elevation taken along line 83 of Fig. 1showing the wrapper tension plate and its operating mechanism;

Fig. 9 is a sectional end elevation taken along line 9-41 of Fig. ldepicting the cigar bunch positioning mechanism;

Fig. 10 is a detail end elevation of the bushing which supports the tuckneedle; and

Fig. 11 is an enlarged view in perspective of the bushing 88 for thetuck needle.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate a cigar bunch wrappingmechanism exemplifying the invention and provided with a housing 12carrying a horizontal cam or drive shaft M supported by suitablebearings located in the end walls of said housing. The cam shaft H3 isdriven in a counter-clockwise direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 6in a suitable manner (not shown). The drive gear 18 (Figs. 1 and 6)which is secured to the shaft M, meshes with the intermediate gears 29and 22. A hub "is is loosely mounted on the drive shaft Hi. Screws 25passing through elongated slots in the inner ends of arms 26 and 28 andthreaded into hub 24 secure the arms 26 and 28 to hub 2d. On the outerends of arms 26 and 23 are revolubly mounted the intermediate gears 20and 22. .A 52 supports a pinion 32 engaging with either or neither ofthe intermediate gears or pinions 2c and 22, de pending on the positionof the speed control lever 33.

The speed control lever 33 is fixed to a shaft 34 which passes throughand is supported by the end wall of the housing 12. This shaft 34 has aneccentric portion 36 on its inner end engaging a slot 38 of an arm 40provided with a hub 52 which is integral with arm Q9 and integral withthe hub 2 Therefore, by manually positioning control lever 33 eithergear 26 or 22 may be brought into mesh with the gear 32. Gear 22 is awide faced gear having the same number of teeth at full width whereasgear 2!, mounted sied by side or made in one with gear 2%, has one toothless than gear 28. Since gear 2! has one tooth less than gear 28, achoice of speeds is possible which will be sufiicient to regulate therolling speed of the cigar bunch in a manner hereinafter described, tosuit the stretching required on different grades and conditions ofwrappers. lhe eccentric portion 36 of shaft 3% has a definite limitedthrow which is sufficient to disengage either gear 20 or 22 from gear 32but is not sufficient if gear 32 is made considerably larger or smalleras is necessary for different models of cigars. Upon unloosening screws25 the arms 26 and 28 may be adjusted upon hub 24 to cause both gearsZlland 22 to properly mesh with and be disengaged from the various sizesof the gear 32 required for different models of ci ars. Once set,however, the arms 28 and 28 remain in the same adjusted position so longas the same model of cigar is being manufactured.

A stop pin 43 projecting from the inner face of the end wall of housingI2 and passing through a hole in hub 52 engages either side of this holewhen either the intermediate gear 20 or 22 meshes with the gear 32. Thespeed control lever 33 when against either of the limit pins 24 securedin the outer face of the end wall of housing I2 locks lever arm 43through eccentric 36 against stop pin d3. When the lever 33 is midwaybetween these limit pins 44, that is in a neutral position, neither gear20 nor 22 will be meshed with gear 32. A pinion 46 on a shaft 50supported in the end wall of housing I2, meshes with a spur gear 33secured to and normally driven by the shaft 3?] (Fig. 6). position oflever 33 to turn the gear 48 and the wrapping rollers driven therefromthrough a train of gears hereinafter described by a hand crank (notshown) engaging a slot 5| in the exterior end of shaft 56 (Fig. 3).

A stud 52 secured in the end wall of housing 52 supports a gear 54 whichmeshes with the spur gear 38 and drives a gear 56 secured on the bottomwrapping roller 58 mounted in suitable hearings in upwardly projectinglugs I2a and E21) formed on the end walls of the housing I2. The spurgear 56 meshes with the twin drive gears 60 and 52, loosely mounted onshafts 65 and 65 respectively which are also supported in bearingsprovided in the lugs I2a and I2b of housing I2. Gears 60 and 62respectively drive pinicns 38 and iii fastened to the upper wrappingrollers i2 and I4.

A cigar bunch transfer of conventional construction (not shown) isprovided to deposit the cigar bunch C upon the cradle 2I2 after the twoupper wrapper rollers 12 and I4 are swung into open position by themechanism illustrated in Fig. 7. This mechanism includes a cam followerilil mounted on a shaft BI slidably mounted in a bushing 82 in the topof housing I2. A compression spring 83 mounted in a bore in the upperend of shaft 8| and seated against a bar 85 secured to lugs 85 on thetop of housing I2 urges the cam follower against the cam lobe 86a of acam 85 secured on shaft I4. The upper end of shaft 35 is connected bythe links 87 to arms 39, is clamped on shafts 64 and 66. Arms 90, whichare also clamped on shafts 64 and 66 by screws 35 connecting the splitends thereof, support the ends of rollers '52 and F4. Arms 89 aresubstantially the same as arms 90 as may be seen in Fig. 1. In endelevation they appear the same as arms 96 as shown in Fig. 7. When thecam lobe 86a; of cam 36 engages the cam follower 80 the rollers 12 and Mare swung into their open position. When the cam follower 80 leaves camlobe 830. the upper rollers 12 and M are swung in the directionindicated by the arrows in Fig. '2 to engage the sides of the cigarbunch C. The inward movement of rollers I2 and I4 is limited by theirengagement with the sides of the cigar bunch C. Therefore various sizesof cigar bunches will be accommodated between the rollers i2 and M,since the cam follower 80 does not engage the cam 85 after leaving thecam lobe so that the rollers 72 and 14 are held against the cigar bunchby the pressure of spring 83. The arms 39, as may be adjusted on shafts64 and 66 after the screws 9| are loosened, and

It is possible in the neutral while cam follower is oif cam lobe a, toengage the sides of the various steel model cigars positioned on bottomroller 56 corresponding to the cigar bunches to be wrapped. Screws 9|are then tightened and the cigar bunch may then be wrapped.

A graduated dial 92 secured on shaft I4 and a pointer 94 secured tohousing I2 are provided to permit the accurate adjustment of the timingof the mechanism for operating the tuck needle which will be hereinafterfully described.

In Figs. 2, 4 and 8 is shown the tension plate mechanism which isgenerally similar in construction to that shown in the Halstead Patent1,582,597. My tension plate mechanism is provided with a bracket I00pivotally mounted on a non-rotatable shaft I02 mounted on an exteriorportion of the housing I2. On a shaft I03 supported at the upper end ofthe bracket I00 are pivotally mounted the lugs Hi4 and I05 of a supportI56. A tension plate I08 secured to support I26 is urged upwardly by atorsion spring III) located in lug I25 and having one of its endsanchored therein and its other end anchored in a collar II2 secured toone end of shaft I03. A roller H3 mounted on an extension N4 of lug werides on a cam surface H5 formed on the upper end of an arm IIii whichis pivoted on a stud I ii secured in an arm I I8 fastened on shaft I62.A torsion spring II9 (Fig. 2) whose ends are connected respectively tothe stud II! and the hub of arm I it normally maintains the latter in aposition wherein the inner end of cam surface EIS underlies roller II3.Bracket m3 is urged inwardly by a compression spring I20 seated in asocket in housing I2 and engaging a lug I2! on the lower end of bracketI30. One arm of a bell crank lever I22 pivoted on shaft I32 engages astop-screw I24 threaded into bracket we. The other arm of bell cranklever I22 extends through a slot I25 (Figs. 1 and 8) in housing I2 andcarries a cam follower 26 which engages the periphery of a cam I21. CamI2! has adjustable cam sections I28 and Hill which are mounted on shaftI4, and cam follower I23 is held in engagement therewith by a tensionspring I32. It will be noted that cam I2! is located within housin I2and serves to operate the tension plate mechanism.

An adjustable stop-screw I34 threaded into bracket Idfi and arranged toengage housing l2 limits the extent to which the bracket IilIi may beurged inwardly by spring I20 during the rotation of cam I27. A link I36pivotally connected to the upper end of lever I22 has an elongated slotI3! (Fig. 8) engaging a stud I38 on link H6. During the inward movementof the upper end of lever I22 the outer end of slot I31 engages the studI38 whereby arm HE is swung inwardly with bracket I09. Therefore theroller II3 rides on the inner end of cam surface H5 until the stop-screwI34 on bracket I36 during the inward movement of the latter engages thehousing i2 as shown in Fig. 8. The continued inward move ment of the armIE6 due to the displacement of link I36 by bell crank I22 moves the armI I6 relative to bracket sea. The outer end of cam surface I I5 isthereby moved underneath roller H3 and the support I06 is swun upwardlyto allow the tension plate I88 to guide the wrapper, which issuctionally held on the bottom of a wrapper carrier (not shown), whilesaid wrapper is being removed from the carrier by the rotation of thecigar bunch C and wound about the cigar bunch. During the outwardmovement of the upper end of lever I22 the outer end of slot I36 engagesthe stop-screw I39 on arm H8 and displaces the latter outwardly relativeto bracket I to permit the inner end of cam surface II to reengageroller IIS and thereby swing support I06 downwardly with tension plateI08. The upper end of lever 522 reengages the stop-screw I24 and swingsthe bracket I00 outwardly to its initial position while the link I I6continues its outward movement.

A header block I40 (Figs. 1, 2 and 4) which is of conventionalconstruction, such as disclosed in the Halstead Patent Re. 20,355, has aconcave face fitting the head end of the cigar bunch C deposited on thebottom wrapping roller 58 between the upper rollers 12 and 14. Theheader lock :45 is secured in the lug 42a of the housing I2. The tailblock or tuck support I4! (Figs. 1 and 2) is secured to the uper end ofa split bracket i6 2 hereinafter described, through which the bottomroller 58 projects. Tail block I41 has a concave face fitting the tuckend of the cigar bunch C.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 9 there is shown a bunch positioner mechanism operatedby a cam I42 secured on shaft I4 and acting on a cam roller 83 supportedon the inner end of a cam lever 255 which projects through a slot I45 inhousing I2 and is fulcrumed on shaft 52. A torsion spring I86 having itsends anchored in the hub of lever I44 and a collar 141 secured on shaft562 keeps the roller I53 in contact with the periphery of the cam 502. Avertical shaft I48 is connected to the cam lever bid by a block I50pivoted on lever I54 and having a bifurcated portion into which thelower end of shaft I 58 extends. A pin I52 pivotally connects thebifurcated portion of block I50 to shaft I48, a cotter pin i534 passingthrough the projecting end of i52. On the upper end of shaft I48 isprovided a horizontal U-shaped channel member A bunch positioner armI58, which has an elongated operating face I58a, is pivoted on a shaft560 supported in bracket I64. Shaft I60 has a projecting portionprovided with a finger 62 riding in the channel of member I56 andthereby turning the shaft I60 as a result of the vertical movement ofshaft Hi8. Thus the operating face I58a of arm I58 will engage with thetuck end of the cigar bunch C to position the same longitudinally in therequired position after it has been deposited upon the cradle 2I2 withits ends supported on the header block I40 and the tail block MI. Thesections of the split bracket I84 are held together by a screw I65 andthereby secured to a T plate I66 fastened to the top of housing I2. Uponunloosening the screw the bracket I54 may be adjusted to accommodatedifferent lengths of cigar bunches. It may be noted that with thehorizontal arrangement of my screw I65 it is much more accessible thanthe vertical fastenings of prior constructions for supporting the bunchpositioner.

In the cycle of operations for wrapping a cigar bunch the wrapper to beapplied to the bunch is brought to a position directly above thewrapping rollers by a wrapper carrier (not shown). In order to removethe tuck end of the wrapper rem the wrapper carrier and apply it to thebunch, a cam operated tuck needle I6! is supported by a bifurcatedmember I68 pivoted on a horizontal shaft I10 supported in lugs I12 ofthe housing I2. A torsion spring I14, whose outer end is anchored in acollar I15 secured on shaft 118, urges the bifurcated member I68 to aretracted'position. Adjustably mounted on the free end of the arm I68 isa plate I16 which is slotted to provide arms extending on either side oftuck needle I61 in the space between the adjustable stop I18 and theadjustable guide I which are secured on the tuck needle. An annular camI82 is mounted on a hub I83 keyed to the endof the drive shaft I4projecting from the housing I2. Cam I82 is provided with a cam trackengaging the cam roller I88 mounted on arm I85 of member I68 to rock thearm I68 forwardly against the resistance of spring I14 and thereby movethe tuck needle I61 forwardly through a hollow bushing I88 wherein theinner end of the needle is supported. Needle I61 is normally maintainedin an upwardly inclined position by a counterweight IQI (Fig. 3) on theouter end thereof against the upper end of slot I881) in bushing I88.Bushing I88 is supported in the cover bracket I90 and has a conicalrecess I88a in its outer end and a slot I881) extending from the apex ofthe recess IBM to the inner end of the bushing, through which the needleI61 projects. Ihe slot I88?) has a predetermined shape shown in Fig. 10to guide the needle, when it is depressed from its normal upwardlyinclined position, from the notch in the bottom of the wrapper carrierto the tuck end of the cigar bunch C, whereby the flexible tip I92 ofthe needle will apply the tuck end portion of the wrap-per to the tuckend of the cigar bunch.

The cover bracket I90 is secured to the lug I211 of housing l2 by screwsI93 passing through elongated slots Ilhi of bracket I98 and threadedinto said lug I2b. Bracket I50 is provided with a vertical channel I89extending along its inner face upwardly from its lower end, as shown inFig. l, and terminating adjacent the upper end of the bracket let Avertical slide I85 is slidably mounted in channel I89. A compressionspring 531 interposed between the upper end of channel 289 and the upperend of slide I95 maintains a cam roller I96 supported on the lower endof slide I95 in postion to engage with the lobe ISM of a cam track I91formed on cam I82. Cam I91 has an annular construction and is integralwith cam I82. A member I93 secured to slide I85 by a screw I89 (Fig. 1)projects upwardly beyond the upper end of bracket I98. Needle I81projects through a vertical slot I98a formed in the upper end of memberI98.

After the tip I92 of the needle has been inserted into the notch in thetuck portion of the bottom of the wrapper carrier (not shown) during theforward motion of member I 68, the attached plate I16 bears against thebase of guide I80 to move it into contact with conical recess I88a inbushing I88. In this position, the flat base of guide I88 is in angularcontact with plate I16, the plate contacting the top portion thereof.Further movement of plate I18 results in tilting guide I80 with theneedle into a horizontal position, since the now vertical plate I16 willbear solidly against the flat base of guide I80. The cam follower I96then rides off the cam lobe I91a of cam I91, and the slide I95 movesdownwardly and thereby locks the needle in its horizontal depressedposition. The tuck end portion of the wrapper is thus stripped from thewrapper carrier, whereon the wrapper is suctionally retained, and heldagainst and wound about the tuck end of the cigar bunch C while thelatter is revolved by rollers 58, 12 and 14 approximately 1%;revolutions. The needle is then withdrawn horizontally by the engagementof plate I16 on the member Ifit with the collar I18 on the needle. Thewrapper is guided and held against the bottom of the wrapper carrier bythe tension plate I96 to maintain the proper tension of the wrapperwhile the remainder thereof is spirally wound about the cigar bunch C.Reference may be had to my prior Patent 2,235,857 and the Hale-toadPatent 2,375,355 for a suitable construction of the wrapper carrier (notshown) and suitable mechanism for moving the wrapper carrier in apredetermined path while the wrapper is spirally wound about the cigarbunch C.

Mechanism is provided to permit adjustment of the timing of theoperation of the tuck need e whereby the needle may be inserted into thenotch in the carrier at the various positions thereof required fordifferent models of cigars. For this purpose a pinion 200 (Fig. 3) has ashank revolubly mounted in a semi-cylindrical core the interior face ofcam H22 (Fig. 3). Pinion 299 meshes with an external gear 2 3! formed onthe periphery of the hub MS of cam 2232. 13y inserting a screw-driver inthe slot in the outer end of pinion 299 and turning the latter the cami812 may be turned relatively to the hub I83. The operation of memberits will be advanced or retarded and the needle IE? will be depressedand locked sooner or later in the cycle or opera-- tions. The shank ofpinion 299 may then be locked by a set screw 202a threaded into the cam:92.

The notch in the bottom of the wrapper carrier will be adjusted to be indifferent positions for difierent models of cigars. Therefore, needleE57 must be adjusted to enter said notch at the various locationsthereof required for different models of cigars. For this purpose thebushing 188 is circumferentially adjustable in the bracket I90 to causethe top of the slot i321; thereof to displace the needle transversely tothe position required to enter the notch in the wrapper carrier bottom.This adjustment never exceeds a few degrees, since a slight movement atthis point is greatly exaggerated at the needle tip I92 and issufiicient for all standard sizes of cigars. It may be noted that thelower end of slot i88b is at the centerbf the bushing and accordingly inthe various adjusted positions of bushing I 88 coincides with thehorizontal depressed position of the needle. Therefore, the needle inbeing depressed from the various transversely adjusted positions thereofwill apply the tuck end portion of the wrapper to the same portion ofthe tuck end of the cigar bunch. When the needle i6! is in the lower endof the slot 52% it is concentric with bushing 13% and hence itsdepressed position is unaffected by the adiustment of the bushing. Afterthe bushing its is circumferentially adjusted it is locked in positionin bracket E99 by a set screw (not shown).

Upon unloosening the screws 522 securing the bracket are to the lug I2bof housing iii, the bracket 96 may be moved vertically to adjust thebushing l 88 vertically to align the horizontal depressed position ofthe tuck needle with the longitudinal axis of the cigar bunch. Thespring it! urges the slide bar I95 and its cam roller downwardly. Aneedle locking member E92 ecured. to slide bar !95 locks the needle thebore of bushing slot i881) when the slide is in lowered position. Thelobe I91a of the c i9? has suliicient stroke to lift the locking i98 bymeans of the cam roller I96 and bar M5 to release the needle at thehighest possible adjusted position of the bushing I88. This adjustmentis necessary when cigar bunches of difierent diameters are to behandled, since the bottom of the wrapper carrier will be higher or lowerin accordance with differences in the diameter of the cigar bunch to bewrapped. This adjustment will permit the tuck needle I67 to strip thetuck end portion of the wrapper from the wrapper carrier and apply it tothe tuck end of cigar bunches of various diameters.

When all but the flag end of the wrapper is removed from the wrappercarrier, the flag end of the wrapper to which paste was previouslyapplied by suitable mechanism (not shown), such illustrated in ShedlockPatent 863,106, is blown down from the wrapper carrier by suitablemechanism such as shown in the Carlson Patent 2,292,361. The paste onthe flag end of the wrapper causes it to adhere to the tension plate lotand the lug 99a of the latter, as the flag end is drawn over the tensionplate after being blown down from the wrapper carrier.

The construction of the flag cutter is similar to that shown in theBurning Patent 2,369,777. My fiag cutter includes a stationary knifeblade 292 secured to one end of a bracket 294 which corresponds to thebracket II! of Durning Patent 2,369,777. The other end of my bracket 204is secured on a sleeve 296 clamped in the outer end of an arm 298pivoted on a stub shaft 2l0 mounted in the lug file of housing I2. Onthe inner end of a shaft 2E3 revolubly mounted in sleeve 29% is securedthe hub of a double-blade knife 2L2. On the outer end of shaft M3 issecured a driven member ZIB which is normally out of engagement with adriving member or pulley 2 l8. Driving member 2I8 is driven from anotherunit of the cigar machine (not shown) by an elastic belt 2 i9. Drivingmember 2| 8 is mounted on a shaft 2229 supported by an arm 222 mountedon. one end of a shaft 224 supported by housing I2.

The mechanism for raising the arm 222 to cause the pulley m to engageand drive member 2855, and thereby revolve the knife 2M to slit the flagend of the wrapper, is unlike the corresponding mechanism shown in theDurning Patent 2,369,777 in that my cam lever 226 is not bifurcated. Camlever 226 is mounted on the other end of shaft 222 and carries a camroller 22! engaging a cam 228 secured on shaft I l. The cam 228 has apredetermined configuration to maintain the pulley 288 in a loweredposition out of engagement with member 2I6 on the shaft 253 carrying theknife 254. Although cam lever 226 is not bifurcated (unlike thecorresponding cam lever 129 of the Durning Patent 2,369,777) my 235(corresponding to the finger 128 of said Durning Patent) is pivoted onthe lever226. A tension spring 232, which is connected to posts thefinger 239 and lever 226, maintains the finger 222 in operativeposition. A earn 234 mounted. on shaft Id at one side of cam 228 hasconfiguration to engage and lift finger'idii and thereby raise pulley2l8 into engagement with member 2I6 to effect the cutting of the end ofthe wrapper. During this operation the cam roller 22'! is lifted off cam228. When finger 2% drops off the lobe 224a of cam 232 the pulley 2H3 isdisengaged from the driven member Qifi and a stop screw 236 on arm 222drops into engagement with a pin 239 secured in housing 52. Since theconstruction of my cam is similar to the corresponding earn 132 of theabove-mentioned Burning Patent 2,369,777, further description thereof isdeemed unnecessary. It may be noted that the reengagement of cam 258which is normally held in engagement with the free end of cam lever 226by a torsion spring 2550 mounted on shaft 255 and having its endsanchored in the hub of lever 25 i and a collar 262 secured on shaft 256.The header cone 2513 is thereby maintained out of operative positionuntil the finger 238 rides off the cam lobe 234:: of

cam 234. and thereby disengages the cam lever 225 from the arm 258 ofthe lever 25%. Thus the torsion spring 285 will swing the lever 25dupwardly and press the header cone 256 against the slit flag end of thewrapper. The flag end of the wrapper will be applied to head end of thecigar bunch C. The header cone will thus serve to press and smooth andthereby finish the application of the wrapper to the cigar bunch C.

It will be noted that the shaft 255 is mounted within the housing l2.Therefore, when the shaft 255 is covered by a removable section (notshown) of housing 52, it will not be fouled by excess paste drippingfrom the flag end of the wrapper.

In the operation of my wrapper applying device the tuck end of a wrapperW (Fig. is stripped from a wrapper carrier (not shown) and wound aboutthe tuck end of the cigar bunch C by the tuck needle 16?. The remainderof the wrapper is guided over the tension plate 268 while being woundabout the cigar bunch by the rotation thereof produced by rollers 55.3,12 and 14 until the flag end of the wrapper is blown down from thewrapper carrier upon the tension plate. The flag end of the wrapper isthen slit by the coaction of the knives 262 and 2M and applied to thehead end of the bunch by the header disk 259 to form a cigar.

The side rollers 12 and M are then moved outwardly away from the cigar.The cigar is now lifted off the bottom roller 58 by mechanism, whichwill now be described, into position to be picked up by the cigartransfer (not shown) and removed. A pair of U-shaped lift bars 2l2(Figs. 1 and 5) have bifurcated ends 2!! engaging circumferential slotsin eccentric collars 2M clamped to shafts 54 and 65 by screws 2E5passing through the split portions of collars 2M. Thus the bars 212 willbe raised and their ends will lift the cigar off the roller 58 when theshafts 6G and B6 are turned to disengage the upper wrapping rollers 72and i from the sides of the cigar to permit easy grasping and removalthereof by the cigar transfer (not shown). The position of collars 2 l4upon shafts 6 and 66 may be regulated after unloosening the screws 2l5,to regulate the distance the cigar is lifted by bars 214.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a revoluble bottom roller adapted to support a cigar bunch, of apair of revoluble side rollers adapted to engage the sides of saidcigarbunch, mechanism for moving said side rollers into engagement withthe sides of a cigar bunch supported on said bottom roller, means forsimultaneously driving said bottom and side rollers to revolve saidcigar bunch, said mechanism including a rocker shaft, arms adjustablymounted on and about said shaft and supporting said side rollers at eachend thereof and being adjustable to vary the positions of said siderollers along their length at their ends on and about said shaftpermitting the accommodation of cigar bunches of various diametersbetween said side rollers without changing the diameter of said bottomroller, and said roller driving means operating to drive said rollers inthe various adjusted positions thereof.

2. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a support, of a horizontal bottom roller revolubly mounted in saidsupport and adapted to support a cigar bunch about which a wrapper is tobe spirally wound, a pair of shafts revolubly mounted in said support, aplurality of arms adjustably mounted on and about each of said shafts, apair of opposed horizontal side rollers revolubly mounted in each ofsaid arms and adapted to engage the sides of a cigar bunch supported onsaid bottom roller, said arms being adjustable on and about said shaftspermitting the accommodation of cigar bunches of various diametersbetween said side rollers, means for turning said shafts to move saidside rollers into engagement with the sides of a cigar bunch, andmechanism for simultaneously driving said bottom roller and side rollersto revolve said cigar bunch during the application of the wrapperthereto while said side rollers engage the sides of said cigar bunch.

3. In a three roll device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, thecombination with a revoluble bottom roller adapted to support a cigarbunch about which a wrapper is to be spirally wound, of a pair ofrevoluble side rollers adapted to engage the sides of said cigar bunch,mechanism for moving said side rollers into engagement with the sides ofa cigar bunch supported on said bottom roller to wind a wrapper spirallyon said cigar bunch, means for simultaneously driving said bottom andside rollers to revolve said cigar bunch while the wrapper is beingwound spirally thereon, said mechanism being adjustable to vary thepositions of said side rollers relative to each other to accommodatecigar bunches of various diameters between said side rollers withoutchanging the diameter of said bottom roller, and said roller drivingmeans operating to drive said side rollers in the various adjustedpositions thereof; said mechanism including a shaft, supports adjustablypivoted to said shaft and supporting said side rollers, a verticallyreciprocable member connected to said shaft to oscillate it, a rotarycam, a cam follower on said member, the periphery of said cam having apredetermined configuration to engage said cam follower and therebydisplace saidmember to oscillate said shaft to move said side rollersout of engagement with said cigar bunch, and a spring coacting with saidmember to move said side rollers into engagement with said cigar bunch.

4. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, thecombinationwith a series of rollers coacting to support and revolve acigar bunch about which a wrapper is to be spirally wound, of means fordriving said rollers to'revolve said cigar bunch while the wrapper isbeing spirally wound thereon, said roller driving means including adrive shaft, a drive gear mounted'on and driven by said shaft, a hubmounted on saidshaft, a pair of broad faced pinions mounted on saidsupport and driven by said drive gear, one of said pinions having adiiierential number of gear teeth at one end to provide a speed change,a gear train adapted to be driven from one end of either of said pinionsand operating to drive said rollers to revolve said cigar bunch, saidhub having an arm, said arm having an opening extending radially thereofa rotatable eccentric engaging said opening for turning said hub apredetermined distance in either direction relatively to said shaft toengage or disengage either of said pinions with said gear train andthereby drive said rollers at either of two different speeds and anoperating lever to turn said eccentric in said opening.

5. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a hollow bushing, of a tuck needle projecting through said bushingand adapted to apply the tuck end of a wrapper to a revolving cigarbunch, means for supporting said needle in an upwardly inclined positionand moving it forwardly through said bushing into a predeterminedposition wherein it overlies the tuck end portion of a wrapper which isto be applied to said cigar bunch and then depressing said needle into ahorizontal position to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigarbunch, and a vertically adjustable support on which said bushing ismounted whereby adjustment of said support will raise or lower saidbushing with said needle to permit application of the wrapper to cigarbunches of various diameters.

6. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a hollow bushing, of a tuck needle projecting through said bushingand adapted to apply the tuck end of a wrapper to a revolving cigarbunch, means for supporting said needle in an upwardly inclined positionand moving it forwardly through said bushing into a predeterminedposition wherein it overlies the tuck end portion of a wrapper which isto be applied to said cigar bunch and then depressing said needle into ahorizontal position to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigarbunch, and a vertically adjustable support on which said bushing ismounted whereby adjustment of said support will raise or lower saidbushing with said needle to permit application of the wrapper to cigarbunches of various diameters, and mechanism for locking said needle inits depressed position at the various adjusted positions of saidsupport.

'7. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a hollow bushing, of a tuck needle projecting through said bushingand adapted to apply the tuck end of a wrapper to a revolving cigarbunch, means for supporting said needle in an upwardly inclined positionand moving it forwardly through said bushing into a predeterminedposition wherein it overlies the tuck end portion of a wrapper which isto be applied to said cigar bunch and then depressing said needle into ahorizontal position to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigarbunch, and a vertically adjustable support on which said bushing ismounted whereby adjustment of said support will raise or lower saidbushing with said needle to permit application of the wrapper to cigarbunches of various diameters, and mechanism for locking said needle inits depressed position at the various adjusted positions of saidsupport, said needle locking mechanism including a vertically movablemember slidably mounted on said support, said member having an elongatedslot through which said needle projects, a cam follower connected tosaid member, a cam adapted to engage said cam follower to move saidmember upwardly into an ineffective position at the vari ous adjustedpositions of said support, and a spring coacting with said member tomove the latter downwardly and thereby lock said needle in depressedposition at the various adjusted positions of said support.

8. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a hollow bushing, of a tuck needle projecting through said bushingand adapted to apply the tuck end of a wrapper to a revolving cigarbunch, means for supporting said needle in an upwardly inclined positionand moving it forwardly through said bushing into a predeterminedposition wherein it overlies the tuck end portion of a wrapper which isto be applied to said cigar bunch and then depressing said needle into ahorizontal position to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigarbunch, and a support on which said bushing is mounted, said bushinghaving a vertical slot through which said needle projects and said slotbeing adapted to guide the needle into position to apply the tuck end ofthe wrapper to the tuck end of the cigar bunch while the needle is beingdepressed by said means, said bushing being circumferentially adjustablein said support to vary the position into which said needle is moved bysaid means without varying the position into which said needle isdepressed by said means.

9. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a revoluble bottom roller adapted to support a cigar bunch aboutwhich a wrapper is to be spirally wound, of a pair of revoluble toprollers adapted to engage the sides of said cigar bunch, mechanism formoving said top rollers into engagement with the sides of a cigar bunchsupported on said bottom roller, to wind a wrapper spirally on saidcigar bunch, means for simultaneously driving said bottom and toprollers to revolve said cigar bunch while the wrapper is being woundspirally thereon, said mechanism being adjustable to vary the positionsof said top rollers relative to said bottom roller to accommodate cigarbunches of various diameters between said top rollers without changingthe diameter of said bottom roller, and said roller driving meansoperating to drive said side rollers in the various adjusted positionsthereof, a hollow bushing, a tuck needle projecting through said bushingand adapted to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigar bunch,means for supporting said needle in an upwardly inclined position andmoving it forwardly into a predetermined position wherein it overliesthe tuck end portion of a wrapper which is to be applied to said cigarbunch and then depressing said needle to cause it to apply said wrapperportion to said cigar bunch, and a vertically adjustable support onwhich said bushing is mounted whereby adjustment of said support willraise or lower said bushing with said needle to permit application ofthe Wrapper to cigar bunches of various diameters.

10. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a slotted bushing having a substantially vertical slot extendingsubstantially upwardly from the center thereof, of a tuck needleprojecting through said slotand adapted to apply the tuck end of awrapper to a revolving cigar bunch, means for supporting said needle inan upwardly inclined position and moving it forwardly through the upperend of said slot into a predetermined position wherein it overlies thetuck. end portion of a wrapper which is to be applied to said cigarbunch and then depressing said needle into a horizontal position toapply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigar bunch, and a support onwhich said bushing is mounted, said means including a movable memberadapted to move said needle forwardly through said bushing into saidpredeter ined position, a cam follower connected to said member, a driveshaft, a cam on said drive shaft ongaging said cam follower to operatesaid member, and a device for turning said cam relatively to said shaftto vary the time at which said needle is moved forwardly into saidpredetermined position.

11. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a slotted bushing having a substantially vertical slot extendingsubstantially upwardly from the center thereof, of a tuck needleprojecting through said bushing and adapted to apply the tuck end of awrapper to a revolving cigar bunch, means for supporting said needle inan upwardly inclined position and moving it forwardly through saidbushing into a predetermined position wherein it overli s the tuck endportion of a wrapper which is to be applied to said cigar bunch and thendepressing said needle into a horizontal position to apply the tuck endof said wrapper to said cigar bunch, and a support on which said bushingis mounted, said means including a device for adjusting the upwardinclination of needle, and a movable member arrange close proximity tosaid bushing and adapted to engage a portion of said needle adjacentsaid bushing at the various upwardly inclined positions thereof obtainedwith said adjusting device and lock said needle in the depressedposition.

12. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a slotted bushing, of a support on which said bushing is mounted, atuck needle projecting through said bushing and adapted to apply thetuck end of a wrapper to a revolving cigar bunch, means for suppor ingsaid needle in an upwardly inclined position and moving it forwardlythrough said bushing into a predetermined position wherein it overliesthe tuck end portion of a wrapper which is to be applied to said cigarbunch and further means for then depressing said needle into ahorizontal position to apply the tuck end of said wrapper to said cigarbunch, said further means including a device for transversely adjustingthe portion of said needle projecting from said bushing to cause the tipof the needle to be advanced into various predetermined positions, and amovable member arranged in close proximity to said bushing and adaptedto engage and lock said needle in its depressed position at the varioustransversely adjusted positions thereof.

13. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a hollow bushing, of a support on which said bushing is mounted, atuck needle projecting through said bushing, means for depressing saidneedle from an upwardly inclined position into a horizontal position,and a movable member arranged to engage the top of said needle and lockit in depressed position.

l i. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, thecombination with a hollow bushing, of a tuck needle projecting throughsaid bushing and adapted to apply the tuck end of a wrapper to arevolving cigar bunch, means for supporting said needle in an upwardlyinclined position and moving it forwardly through said bushing into apredetermined position wherein it overlies the tuck end portion of awrapper which is to be applied to said cigar bunch and then depressingsaid needle into a horizontal position to apply the tuck end of saidwrapper to said cigar bunch, and a support and mechanism for lockingsaid needle in its depressed position, said needle locking mechanismincluding a vertically movable member, slidably mounted on said support,said member having an elongated slot through which said needle projects,a cam follower connected to said member and a cam coacting with said camfollower and operating said member.

15. The combination with a support, of a hollow bushing mounted in saidsupport and adapted to support in an upwardly inclined position a tuckneedle projecting through said bushing, said bushing havin a portionadapted to displace said needle transversely to a predeter minedposition while it is being depressed from an upwardly inclined positionto a horizontal position, and said bushing being oircumferentiallyadjustable in said support to cause said portion of said bushing todisplace the needle transversely to various upwardly inclined positionsand guide said needle from said various upwardly inclined positions tothe same predetermined horizontal position while the needle is depressedto the horizontal position.

16. In a three roll device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, thecombination with a revoluble bottom roller adapted to support a cigar,of a U-shaped cradle mounted about said bottom roller for movementtransverse thereto and having a portion adapted to lift the cigar bunchfrom said bottom roller; of a pair of revoluble side rollers adapted toengage the sides of said cigar bunch, mechanism for moving said siderollers into and out of engagement with the sides of a cigar bunchsupported on said botzorn roller said mechanism consisting of rockershafts, arms secured to said shafts and supporting said rollers on andabout said shafts, and movable members secured to said shafts engagingand supporting said cradle about said bottom roller to lift said cradlewith said cigar bunch when said rocker shaft is oscillated and the siderollers are moved thereby out of engagement with the sides of the cigarbunch and to lower the cradle when said side rollers are moved intoengagement with the sides of the cigar bunch.

17. In a device for applying a vrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a revoluble bottom roller and then moving said side rollers pair ofrevoluble side rollers adapted to engage the sides of said cigar bunch,mechanism moving said side rollers into engagement with the sides of acigar bunch supported on said bottom roller and then moving said siderollers away from the sides of said cigar bunch to per mit removalthereof, and a device operated by said mechanism for lifting said cigarbunch from said bottom roller when said side rollers are moved away fromthe sides of the cigar bunch, said mechanism including a pair ofrevoluble shafts and supports for said side rollers pivoted on saidshafts, and said device including eoce-n collars secured on said shaftsand a cradle hay bifurcated portions engaging said eccent ic collars andadapted to engage and lift the oi bunch ofi the bottom roller when saidsh .l are turned to disengage said side rollers from the sides of thecigar bunch.

18. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a serie of rollers co-acting to support and revolve a cigar bunchabout which the wrapper is to be spirally wound, means for driving saidrollers to revolve said cigar bunch while the wrapper is being spirallywound thereon, said roller driving means including a drive shaft, adrive gear mounted on and driven by said shaft, a support mounted onsaid shaft, said support including a sleeve on said shaft, a pair ofarms secured to said support, a pair of pinions mounted on said arms anddriven by said drive gear, one of said pinions having a different numberof gear teeth than the other pinion for engaging said driven gear toprovide a different gear ratio than said other pinion, a gear trainadapted to drive said rollers to revolve said cigar bunch, said geartrain including a driven gear arranged to be driven from either of saidpinions, a third arm integral with said support, an opening in said arm,a rotatable eccentric engaging said opening to turn said support ineither direction relative to said shaft to engage or disengage either ofsaid pinions from said gear train, and stop means to resist the actionof said eccentric at the limit of its throw to effect locking engagementtherewith whereby said support is locked when either of said pinions isin engagement with said driven gear.

19. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a series of rollers co-acting to support and revolve a cigar bunchabout which the wrapper is to be spirally wound, means for driving saidrollers to revolve said cigar bunch While the wrapper is being spirallywound thereon, said roller driving means including a drive shaft, adrive gear mounted on and driven by said shaft, a gear train adapted todrive said rollers to revolve said cigar bunch, said gear trainincluding a, primary or driven gear, a device loosely mounted on saidshaft for guiding said gear train to said primary driven gear, saiddevice including a support on said shaft, a pair of arms each,separately adjustably secured to said support and extending radiallythereof, each of said arms being adjustable on said support relative toeach other, a pair of pinions mounted on said arms and driven by saiddrive gear, one of said pinions having a different gear ratio than theother pinion whereby on rotation of said sleeve one of said pinions willengage said primary driven gear, a plate secured to said support, saidplate having a radial member, a radial slot in said member, a rotatableeccentric engaging said slot for moving said plate in either directionrelative to said shaft, and stop means to limit the movement of saidplate in either direction at the limit of throw of said eccentric toresist the action of said eccentric to effect locking engagementtherewith.

20. In a device for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, the combinationwith a series of rollers coacting to support and revolve a cigar bunchabout which the wrapper is to be spirally wound, means for driving saidrollers to revolve said cigar bunch while the wrapper is being spirallywound thereon, said roller driving means including a drive shaft, adrive gear mounted on and driven by said shaft, a support mounted onsaid shaft, said support including a hub, a pair of angularly spacedarms mounted on said hub, a pair of pinions mounted on said arms anddriven by said drive gear, a gear train adapted to drive said rollers torevolve said cigar bunch, said gear train including a driven geararranged to be driven from either of said pinions, one of said pinionshaving a different number of gear teeth than the other pinion forengaging said driven gear to provide a different gear ratio than saidother pinion, a device for oscillating said hub a predetermined distancein either direction relative to said shaft to engage or disengage eitherof said pinions with said gear train and thereby drive said rollers ateither of two different speeds, and mean to adjust said arms relative tosaid hub to accommodate different sizes of said driven gear so that theamount of mesh between said driven gear and said pinion is establishedby said predetermined distance through which said hub is oscillated.

21. In an apparatus for applying a Wrapper to a cigar bunch, thecombination with a hollow bushing, of a support for said bushing, a tuckneedle projecting through said bushing and adapted to apply the tuck endof a wrapper to a revolving cigar bunch, means for supporting saidneedle in an upwardly inclined position and moving it forwardly throughsaid bushing into a predetermined position and then depressing saidneedle into a horizontal position, and a slidable element arranged inclose proximity to the position of the needle supported in said bushingfor engaging the needle and engaging the top of and varying the upperposition of said needle.

22. In an apparatus for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, a bearing,a hollow rotatably adjustable bushing within said bearing having arecessed portion and an elongated slot therethrough, and a tuck needlein said slot and projecting through said bushing and adapted to besupported in an inclined position by said bushing, said recessed portionand slot of said bushing being adapted to displace said needletransversely to a predetermined position while it is being depressedfrom an upwardly inclined position to a horizontal position.

23. In an apparatus for applying a wrapper to a cigar bunch, a bearing,a hollow rotatably adjustable bushing within said bearing having arecessed portion and an elongated slot therethrough, and a tuck needlein said slot and projecting through said bushing and adapted to besupported in an inclined position by said bushing, said recessedportionand slot of said bushing being adapted to displace said needletransversely to a predetermined position while it is being depressedfrom an upwardly inclined position to a horizontal position, saidportion of said bushing operating to guide said needle transversely to apredetermined position when the needle is moved from the horizontaldepressed position to an upwardly inclined position.

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